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Proschizophoria

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Proschizophoriidae

Taxonomy
Proschizophoria is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Proschizophoriidae.

It was assigned to Proschizophoriidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Proschizophoria Williams et al. p. 814
2002Proschizophoria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyProschizophoriidaeBoucot et al. 1966
genusProschizophoria

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Pragian or 433.40000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Venezuela P. favonia (25066)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) P. degelliana (49642)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Spain P. falsa (13925)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8France P. maillieuxi (25973) P. sp. (26116 26117 26118)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) P. sp. (24857)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (England) P. personata (3701)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5China (Heilongjiang) P. kobayashi (25844) P. kobayashii (25845)